راية
See also: رأية
Arabic
Etymology
Originally رَأْيَة (raʾya), an instance noun of رَأَى (raʾā, “to see”), but "the Arabs prefer omitting [the hamza] ... and some say it has not been heard with ء (ʾ, “hamza”)." (Lane)
Noun
رَايَة • (rāya) f (plural رَايَات (rāyāt))
- banner, ensign, an army's battle standard
Declension
Declension of noun رَايَة (rāya)
Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | رَايَة rāya | الرَّايَة ar-rāya | رَايَة rāyat |
Nominative | رَايَةٌ rāyatun | الرَّايَةُ ar-rāyatu | رَايَةُ rāyatu |
Accusative | رَايَةً rāyatan | الرَّايَةَ ar-rāyata | رَايَةَ rāyata |
Genitive | رَايَةٍ rāyatin | الرَّايَةِ ar-rāyati | رَايَةِ rāyati |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | رَايَتَيْن rāyatayn | الرَّايَتَيْن ar-rāyatayn | رَايَتَيْ rāyatay |
Nominative | رَايَتَانِ rāyatāni | الرَّايَتَانِ ar-rāyatāni | رَايَتَا rāyatā |
Accusative | رَايَتَيْنِ rāyatayni | الرَّايَتَيْنِ ar-rāyatayni | رَايَتَيْ rāyatay |
Genitive | رَايَتَيْنِ rāyatayni | الرَّايَتَيْنِ ar-rāyatayni | رَايَتَيْ rāyatay |
Plural | sound feminine plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | رَايَات rāyāt | الرَّايَات ar-rāyāt | رَايَات rāyāt |
Nominative | رَايَاتٌ rāyātun | الرَّايَاتُ ar-rāyātu | رَايَاتُ rāyātu |
Accusative | رَايَاتٍ rāyātin | الرَّايَاتِ ar-rāyāti | رَايَاتِ rāyāti |
Genitive | رَايَاتٍ rāyātin | الرَّايَاتِ ar-rāyāti | رَايَاتِ rāyāti |
Derived terms
- الرَّايَة (ar-rāya)
Descendants
- → Middle Armenian: ռայ (ṙay)
References
- Lane, Arabic-English Lexicon (1863), vol. I, p. 1001.